The Air Jordan 1 Low OG "Banned" releases Saturday, May 2, 2026 for $145, in full-family sizing on SNKRS and through Jordan Brand retailers. The colorway is the one that started the whole story — black and red, the league memo, the fine — translated into the low-top OG tooling Jordan Brand has been quietly turning into its most consistent program.
The shoe
Black tumbled leather with Varsity Red Swoosh and overlays, Summit White Wings logo, sail midsole, red outsole. The insole references September 15, 1984 — the original "Air Jordan" marketing date — and the sockliner carries 10.18.84, the date the league office sent the memo. It is the Bred 1 in low-top OG construction: '85-accurate proportions, larger Swoosh, premium leather, no shortcuts.
Where it fits
The AJ1 Low OG program has done more for Jordan Brand's retro business over the last two years than any of the high-top hero drops. May's calendar is heavy with story shoes — World Cup tie-ins, Father's Day, WNBA anniversary — and Banned is the everyday anchor under all of it. It is the one you can wear with anything, and the one Jordan Brand knows will move at retail without needing a campaign.
The "Banned" name still does work even forty years in. The product just needs to show up.
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